United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1990

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 1990

November 6, 1990

Nominee Bernie Sanders Peter Plympton Smith Party Independent Republican Popular vote 117,522 82,938 Percentage 56.00% 39.52%

Representative At-large before election Peter Plympton Smith Republican Elected Representative At-large Bernie Sanders Independent

The 1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990 to elect the U.S. Representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices.

Republican primary

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Plympton Smith	27,339	60.31
	Republican	Timothy Philbin	17,444	38.48
	Republican	Write-ins	550	1.21
Total votes			45,333	100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dolores Sandoval	5,979	41.27
	Democratic	Peter Diamondstone	5,711	39.42
	Democratic	Bernie Sanders (Write-in)	2,005	13.84
	Democratic	Write-ins	791	5.46
Total votes			14,486	100.00

Libertarian primary

Libertarian primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Write-ins	127	100.00
Total votes			127	100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1990^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bernie Sanders	117,522	56.00
	Republican	Peter Plympton Smith	82,938	39.52
	Democratic	Dolores Sandoval	6,315	3.01
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	1,965	0.94
	Write-ins	N/A	1,116	0.53
Total votes			209,856	100.00
	Independent gain from Republican

References

1. "1990 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
2. "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2015.